July 21 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Tuesday:
Rio Tinto RIO.L has agreed to transfer customers from its aluminium metal matrix composites (MMC) business to Canada's Cymat Technologies CYM.V, as the world's largest iron ore producer exits the business, Cymat said.
Lithuania's central bank said that Hungary's OTP Bank's OTPB.BU operations in Russia raise "legitimate questions" about its planned acquisition of Luminor Bank, the third-largest lender in the Baltics region.
Spanish utility Iberdrola said it had agreed to buy an 80% stake for €2 billion ($2.28 billion) in a Dutch company.
Utz Brands <UTZ.N> said it has agreed to be acquired by Germany's Intersnack Group in a deal valued at about $2.9 billion, including debt, that would take the salty snacks maker private and give the European firm a foothold in the U.S. market.
Investment firm Attestor plans to acquire the remaining 49% of German leisure airline Condor from the German government by September 30, exercising an option it has held since 2021 after the carrier repaid a state-backed loan ahead of schedule, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Italy's Anemos Private Investments, a private equity firm part of family office Samhita, said it had closed the acquisition of Terre di Puglia, a producer of Apulian taralli.
Britain's Metro Bank <MTRO.L> is exploring a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) merger with rival lender Aldermore, which was put up for sale by South Africa's FirstRand <FSRJ.J> following the motor finance mis-selling scandal, Sky News reported.
Norway's Vaar Energi said it will buy smaller Oslo-listed rival BlueNord to form Europe's largest independent oil and gas producer by output, in a deal indicated at around $1.33 billion.
German carmaker Volkswagen AG <VOWG_p.DE> is in advanced talks to sell a stake in its India business to the JSW industrial conglomerate, in order to infuse fresh capital and bolster the unit, Bloomberg News reported, citing sources.
British outsourcer OCS Group International will buy listed rival Mitie <MTO.L> for £3.1 billion ($4.17 billion), the companies said, forming a facilities management firm positioned to tap booming demand for AI-driven infrastructure services.
David Martinez, one of Banco Sabadell's <SABE.MC> largest shareholders who stepped down from the Spanish lender's board last year, has sold a stake of nearly 1.6% in the bank, according to stock market supervisor data reviewed by Reuters.
Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises <IEP.O> has struck a deal to sell auto-service chain Pep Boys to Mavis Tire Express Services for $700 million in cash, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Brazilian digital lender Nubank <NU.N>, formally known as Nu Holdings, said on Monday it has agreed to buy Banco Porto Real, adding a banking license to its financial conglomerate in Brazil, according to a securities filing.
Cardinal Health <CAH.N> said on Monday it has agreed to buy AdaptHealth's <AHCO.O> diabetes health business and medical supply provider Strive Medical in separate deals for about $360 million in total, expanding its home care business.
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